by Shannon Becker, PhD with thanks to Christine Carson, PhD, and Kandace Knudson, PhD for their input In order for the cells that make up an organism such as you to work in harmony, they must be able to communicate and collect information about their environment. The...
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Frankincense Oil and Cancer in Perspective
by Robert Tisserand If you wanted something to keep you awake, and I offered you a choice of caffeinated coffee or decaffeinated coffee, which would you choose? It’s not a trick question. And if you wanted something to treat cancer, and I offered you a choice of...
New Survey Reveals Dangers of Not Diluting Essential Oils
by Robert Tisserand Update 12/13/2017: We are very pleased to see that since the publication of our blogpost, six companies have changed their safety guidelines! Eden Botanicals now has 0.07% as the recommended dilution for Cinnamon Bark oil, and Organic Infusions,...
Citrus Oils and Breast Health
by Robert Tisserand, with thanks to Christine Carson PhD and Linda Halcon PhD for their input. In the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and it is the second most common cause of death from any cancer. According to the National Cancer...
Resistance is Futile
The single chemical approach Since I became involved in aromatherapy 45 years ago, the dynamic between conventional medicine and aromatherapy has changed. Some of the weaknesses of conventional medicine (a $400 billion industry in the USA, and worth $1 trillion...
Tea Tree Oil is not Losing its Bug-Killing Punch
by Christine Carson, PhD An experienced group of US-based researchers (Cuaron et al. 2014) have recently published a paper with the title "The Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus Tea Tree Oil-Reduced Susceptibility Mutants" in the journal Phytotherapy Research (impact...
Infographic: Essential Oils as Antimicrobials
3,565 years of known history on one timeline, starting with the use of myrrh as a wound salve in ancient Egypt in 1550BC. Special thanks to Christine Carson, PhD for her input You can download a PDF version of the graphic here (size will depend on your printing...
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